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The introduction of a standardised chart of accounts has provided the Northern Territory Grants Commission with the opportunity to improve its method of collecting local government data. Accordingly, the Consolidated Local Government Data Collection Return has been developed for this purpose. The data collected will be used by the Commission in the assessment of grant allocations, by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the compilation of Annual Local Government Financial Statistics and by the Local Government Business Division for the compilation of performance indicators. The data furnished in this return is public information and may be exhibited on the Commission's website or featured in it's various publications.